| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| AGT | angiotensinogen |
| APA | aldosterone-producing adenoma |
| AT1R | angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| CEBP | CCAAT enhancer-binding protein |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| HATs | histone acetyl transferases |
| HCM | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| HDACs | histone deacetylases |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MBD | methyl-CpG-binding domain |
| MR | mineralocorticoid receptor |
| MRA | mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist |
| PA | primary aldosteronism |
| RAAS | renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| SHR | spontaneously hypertensive rat |
| SSH | salt-sensitive hypertension |
| TFs | transcription factors |
| UTR | untranslated region |